Hi ethereal,
I wouldn't really attribute my Realization to spiritual practices directly. It happened more as a result of my association with my spiritual Master (Guru), Nithyananda. He initiated me into several esoteric processes, which led to growing clarity and bliss. The final process is too mystical to describe here
If I were to recommend one meditation approach to you, it would depend on your personal inclinations, experience, and mental tendencies. "Being unclutched" as my Guru calls it is the ultimate approach, where you drop each thought which arises within you and just rest in the gap between thoughts.
Truly, meditation and settling into bliss happens a lot more easily with the living guidance of an Enlightened Master. It's the most direct, fast approach, I have found. Before I met Nithyananda, I meditated for over a decade but felt like I was going around in circles and could not relax from the mind.
A pure experience of samadhi, aka no-mind in the presence of my Master made my meditations instantly deep, effective and blissful. You develop the knack for staying in that state of pure, transcendent awareness. Of course it helps that I am now an initiated monastic disciple. My entire life is structured around expressing Realization every moment.
I don't check these forums much any longer, so if you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email through my blog.
Be blissful!